SHINKANSEN VEHICLE ROSTERING SYSTEM

Shinkansen vehicles are in principle operated in multiple units and they are also inspected on a multiple unit basis. The multiple units are handled on a one-day basis and the daily services of these units are based on the fundamental plan of services formulated on the occasion of timetable revision, with some allowance for the operation of special trains. To get maximum utilization of the rolling stock, computerized control of vehicles has been introduced. This article explains how this computerized control system improves the efficiency of the operations.

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  Japan Railway Engineers' Association

  2-5-18 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
  Tokyo,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Hirota, Y
• Publication Date: 1977

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 11-12
• Serial:
  • Japanese Railway Engineering
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Engineers' Association
  • ISSN: 0448-8938

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Car utilization (Railroads); Control systems; Information processing; Management information systems
• Identifier Terms: Shinkansen
• Old TRIS Terms: Management information and control
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00172939
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Japanese Railway Engineering
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM